In 1911 the original 14 "Badges of Merit" changed names (one was dropped, 13 moved on with new names) and became "Merit Badges".

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"'''Original merit badges'''" may refer to either:

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*[[Original merit badges#Original 14 "Badges of Merit" (1910)|The 14 badges contained in the first temporary version of the ''Official Handbook'']]

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*[[Original merit badges#Original 57 merit badges introduced in 1911|The 57 merit badges that were listed in the first publication of ''The Official Handbook for Boys'' in 1911]]

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This is a list of the original 57 [[Merit Badges]] issued by the [[Boy Scouts of America]] in 1910/1911

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*[[Agriculture]]

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== Original 14 "Badges of Merit" (1910) ==

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*[[Angling]]

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"'''Badges of Merit'''" were included in the "Original edition" of the [[Boy Scout Handbook|''Official Handbook'']]. This temporary handbook was written by [[Ernest Thompson Seton]] and was published by the Boy Scouts of America from July 1910 to March 1911. The original 14 "Badges of Merit" were:

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*[[Archery]]

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#[[Ambulance]]

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*[[Architecture]]

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#[[Clerk]]

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*[[Art]]

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#[[Cyclist]]

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*[[Astronomy]]

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#[[Electrician]]

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*[[Athletics]]

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#[[Fireman]]

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*[[Automobiling]]

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#[[Gardener]]

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*[[Aviation]]

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#[[Horseman]]

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*[[Beefarming]]

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#[[Marksman]]

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*[[Blacksmithing]]

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#[[Master-at-Arms]]

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*[[Bugling]]

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#[[Musician (Badge of Merit)|Musician]]

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*[[Business]]

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#[[Pioneer]]

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*[[Camping]]

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#[[Seaman]]

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*[[Carpentry]]

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#[[Signaller]]

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*[[Chemistry]]

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#[[Stalker]]

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*[[Civics]]

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*[[Conservation]]

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*[[Cooking]]

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*[[Craftsmanship]]

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*[[Cycling]]

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*[[Dairying]]

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*[[Electricity]]

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*[[Fireman]]/[[Firemanship]]

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*[[First Aid]]

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*[[First Aid to Animals]]

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*[[Forestry]]

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*[[Gardening]]

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*[[Handicraft]]

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*[[Horsemanship]]

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*[[Interpreting]]

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*[[Invention]]

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*[[Leatherworking]]

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*[[Lifesaving]]

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*[[Machinery]]

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*[[Marksmanship]]

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*[[Masonry]]

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*[[Mining]]

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*[[Music]]

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*[[Ornithology]]

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*[[Painting]]

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*[[Pathfinding]]

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*[[Personal Health]]

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*[[Photography]]

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*[[Pioneering]]

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*[[Plumbing]]

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*[[Poultry Farming]]

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*[[Printing]]

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*[[Public Health]]

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*[[Scholarship]]

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*[[Sculpture]]

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*[[Signaling]]

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*[[Stalking]]

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[[Category:Merit Badges]]

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== Original 57 merit badges introduced in 1911 ==

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The first official publication of [[Boy Scout Handbook|''The Official Handbook for Boys'']] occurred in June 1911. In this edition, the [[Master-at-Arms]] badge was dropped, the other 13 were retained with changed names, 44 new ones were added, and all became know as "'''Merit Badges'''".

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This is a list of the original 57 merit badges issued in 1911, with the surviving renamed 1910 "Badges of Merit" in ''italics'' and the currently active merit badges in '''bold''':

Original 14 "Badges of Merit" (1910)

"Badges of Merit" were included in the "Original edition" of the Official Handbook. This temporary handbook was written by Ernest Thompson Seton and was published by the Boy Scouts of America from July 1910 to March 1911. The original 14 "Badges of Merit" were:

Original 57 merit badges introduced in 1911

The first official publication of The Official Handbook for Boys occurred in June 1911. In this edition, the Master-at-Arms badge was dropped, the other 13 were retained with changed names, 44 new ones were added, and all became know as "Merit Badges".

This is a list of the original 57 merit badges issued in 1911, with the surviving renamed 1910 "Badges of Merit" in italics and the currently active merit badges in bold: